03-07-2018
Australian-listed miner Lucapa Diamond Company reported the recovery of an 89-carat yellow diamond in Lesotho, southern Africa, last Friday.
The yellow rough was recovered from a bulk sampling programme at Mothae. Lucapa managing director Stephen Wetherall said the recovery of such a large diamond so early in the bulk sampling programme provides further proof that Mothae is a source of large diamonds.
“Having recently recovered a 25 carat yellow diamond from the previously untested neck zone in our bulk sampling program, we are tremendously encouraged that this 89 carat diamond was recovered from the south-east zone, an area of the Mothae kimberlite pipe where there has been very limited historical testing,” said Wetherall.
Lucapa currently holds 70-percent shares of Mothae, with the Lesotho government holding the remaining. (Photo courtesy: Lucapa Diamond Company)
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